MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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